The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 2

Vocabulary

손수건

sonsugeon — Small cloth used for wiping hands or face

세

se — Three; counter for sheets or flat objects

앞치마

apchima — Apron worn to protect clothing while cooking

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean

_당신은_

_dangshineun_ — You (emphatic); second-person subject with emphasis

그것들을

geugeotdeureul — Those things (object form); referring to multiple items

보셨나요

bosyeonayo — Did you see (it)? Polite past question form

새끼

saekki — Young offspring of an animal; baby animal

고양이는

goyangi-neun — The cat (topic marker); referring to a cat

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping, ongoing action

하얀

hayeon — White; describing something white in color

발을

bareul — Feet/paws (object form); the feet as object

씻고

ssitgo — Washing and; gerund form of to wash

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was doing; formal past progressive ending

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so, connecting cause and result

얼룩

eolluk — Spotted; having patches or mottled markings

암탉에게

amtak-ege — To the hen; dative form of female chicken

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; formal past tense of to ask

장을

jangeul — Market (object form); referring to a market

찾으셨나요

chajeusyeonayo — Did you find (it)? Polite honorific past question

그런데

geureonde — However; but, introducing a contrasting statement

암탉은

amtak-eun — The hen (topic); female chicken as topic

꼬꼬댁

kkokkodaek — Clucking sound; onomatopoeia for a hen's cry

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object form); a noise as direct object

내며

naemyeo — Making (a sound) while; simultaneous action form

헛간으로

heotgan-euro — To the barn; directional form of barn

달려가

dallyeoga — Ran away toward; running in a direction

버렸습니다

beoryeotseumnida — Did completely; completion auxiliary in formal past

나는

na-neun — I (topic); first-person pronoun as topic

맨발로

maenbal-lo — Barefoot; with bare feet, without shoes

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of, that sort of

다음

daeum — Next; the following, what comes after

나뭇가지에

namutkaji-e — On the branch; locative form of tree branch

앉아

anja — Sitting; gerund form of to sit down

있는

inneun — That is (there); present participle of existence

울새

ulsae — Robin; a small bird with a red breast

수컷에게

sukeot-ege — To the male; dative form of male animal

수컷은

sukeot-eun — The male (topic); male animal as topic

반짝이는

banjjagineun — Sparkling; shining, gleaming, twinkling brightly

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored adjective modifying a noun

눈으로

nun-euro — With eyes; instrumental form of the word eye

울타리

ultari — Fence; a barrier enclosing a yard or field

계단을

gyedan-eul — Stairs (object form); steps as direct object

넘어

neomeo — Over; crossing beyond, getting over something

날아가

naraga — Flew away; departing by flying in direction

계단에

gyedan-e — On the stairs; locative form of steps

올라

olla — Climbing; going up onto something

뒤편의

dwipyeon-ui — Behind; at the back side of something

언덕을

eondeok-eul — The hill (object); a slope as direct object

올려다보았습니다

ollyeodaboatseumnida — Looked up at; gazed upward formally in past

꼭대기가

kkokdaegi-ga — The top/peak (subject); summit as subject marker

없는

eomneun — Without; not having, nonexistent as modifier

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like, resembling a certain thing

구름

gureum — Cloud; a mass of water vapor in sky

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside; toward the interior of something

높이

nopi — High; at a great height, elevated adverb

솟아오르는

sosaoreu-neun — Rising up; surging upward present participle form

그리고

geurigo — And; connecting two clauses or sentences

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a raised area of land, slope

중턱

jungteok — Hillside; the middle slope of a hill

한참

hancham — For a while; quite a bit higher or longer

위쪽에서

wijjog-eseo — From above; from the upper side location

풀밭

pulbat — Grassy field; an area covered with grass

위에

wie — On top of; above a surface location

것들이

geotdeuri — Things (subject); multiple items as subject

펼쳐져

pyeolchyeojyeo — Spread out; laid open, unfolded across surface

것을

geoseul — Thing (object); something as direct object

본

bon — Seen; past participle of to see

것

geot — Thing; a general nominalizer or object noun

같았습니다

gathatseumnida — Seemed like; appeared to be in formal past

튼튼한

teunteunhan — Strong; sturdy, solid, firm modifier adjective

두

du — Two; the native Korean number two

다리가

dari-ga — Legs (subject); limbs as grammatical subject

허락하는

heorakaneun — Allowing; permitting, present participle of allow

한

han — As much as; to the extent that something allows

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast, rapidly adverb of speed

기어올랐습니다

gieoollasseumnida — Crawled up; climbed on all fours formally past

가파른

gapareun — Steep; sharply inclined, nearly vertical slope

길을

gireul — Path/road (object); a way as direct object

따라

ttara — Along; following the course of something

위로

wiro — Upward; in the direction of above

달려

dallyeo — Running; moving fast on foot gerund form

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last, after a long time

저

jeo — That (far away); distal demonstrative pronoun

아래로

araero — Downward; in the direction of below

아득히

adeuki — Distantly; far away, faintly in the distance

내려다보였습니다

naeryeodaboyeotseumnida — Was visible below; could be seen looking down

굴뚝

gulttuk — Chimney; a pipe for smoke from a fireplace

조약돌을

joyakdol-eul — Pebble (object); a small stone as direct object

떨어뜨릴

tteoreotteuril — To drop; able to let something fall down

수

su — Ability; can, possibility auxiliary noun form

있을

isseul — That can be; future/potential modifier of existence

이윽고

ieukgo — Before long; after a while, eventually then

중턱에서

jungteog-eseo — From the hillside; at the middle slope location

졸졸

joljol — Trickling; onomatopoeia for quietly flowing water

솟아나는

sosananeun — Springing up; gushing out present participle form

샘에

saem-e — At the spring; locative form of water spring

이르렀습니다

ireureotseumnida — Arrived at; reached a destination in formal past

누군가

nugunga — Someone; an unspecified person, somebody

물을

mureul — Water (object); liquid as direct object

받으려고

badeureoryeogo — In order to receive; intending to collect something

돌

dol — Stone; a rock, hard mineral material

양철

yangcheol — Tin; sheet metal used for cans or containers

깡통을

kkangtong-eul — Tin can (object); a metal container as object

세워

sewo — Standing up; placing upright gerund form

두었는데

dueotnneunde — Had placed and; set down with contrast following

물은

mul-eun — The water (topic); liquid as topic of sentence

이미

imi — Already; by this time, previously adverb

넘쳐

neomchyeo — Overflowing; spilling over the top gerund

흐르고

heureugo — Flowing and; running continuously connective form

깡통이

kkangtong-i — The can (subject); a tin container as subject

달걀

dalgyal — Egg; a hen's egg, oval food item

컵보다

keop-boda — Than a cup; comparative form of the word cup

크지

keuji — Is not big; negation base of to be large

않았기

anatgi — Because did not; negative past causal connective

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal causal ending sentence close

길

gil — Road; a path or way for traveling

위의

wi-ui — On top of; possessive of upper surface location

모래가

morae-ga — Sand (subject); granular material as grammatical subject

젖어

jeojeo — Wet; soaked, damp gerund form of to wet

곳에는

gos-eneun — In the place where; locative topic of wet spot

_아주_

_aju_ — Very (emphatic); extremely, quite, used for emphasis

작은

jageun — Small; little, tiny adjective modifying a noun

사람의

saram-ui — Person's; possessive form of the word person

발자국이

baljagug-i — Footprints (subject); tracks left by feet

계속해서

gyesokaeseo — Continuously; without stopping, persistently adverb

달렸습니다

dallyeotseumnida — Ran; moved fast on foot in formal past

길은

gir-eun — The road (topic); a path as topic marker

커다란

keodaran — Large; big, great size adjective modifier

바위

bawi — Rock; a large stone or boulder

아래에서

arae-eseo — From below; at the bottom of something

끝났습니다

kkeunnatseumnida — Ended; came to a finish in formal past